fugitive

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Senior Vice President Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and contractor Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun were arrested; sales manager Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang is a fugitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He launched an ambitious programme to seek justice against the ousted regime, and Hasina -- now a convicted fugitive in hiding in India -- was sentenced in absentia to death for crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The U.S., considering him a fugitive, was seeking his extradition from Spain, and he was likely looking at prison.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Waltz added that the US had carried out a "surgical law enforcement operation" to apprehend Maduro, whom he is also referred to as a "fugitive from justice".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Nor will I be his freight—some homeless fugitive that Luke Stevens must bend down his lofty Quaker soul to rescue.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson